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Dear Parents and Caregivers, Schools are interesting places. In some ways, they are firmly rooted in the present, as the students enjoy their daily interactions with each other and with their teachers, while making the most of the wide variety of academic, cultural and sporting activities on offer. However, they are also places with an eye fixed firmly on the future. We can be grateful that education has moved on from the times in the long-gone past when it was merely a conduit to a career – or even worse, to a life destined to be one of drudgery and boredom. Now, it is more about helping to develop individuals to their full potential, by offering a broad, holistic range of activities, with unlimited opportunities. There is no restriction on what they can become, nor any limit to the possibilities which exist in careers of the future. This balancing act of present versus future allows us as a school to remain energised and relevant. If there is one comment which often seems to be made by outsiders regarding our students, it is that they seem happy, which is perhaps the greatest compliment, because we believe that happy students learn best. It also means that they are content in the present and that their daily interactions at school are satisfying. However, we also hope to see individuals who will be happy in the future, no matter where their lives might lead them or what opportunities might come their way. In the past, much was made of the importance of IQ tests as predictors of success. However, fortunately researchers have now realised that a much better indicator of a person’s success (and happiness) is that of emotional intelligence, or EQ. As we consider the future which our current students will encounter, probably the best ‘education’ we can give them is one in which social and emotional skills are given the same prominence as those in their academic, sporting and cultural activities. One wise person reminds us that “empathy is the medicine the world needs.” How true this is, especially as hope for a future for our children which is even brighter than the present. The Reddam House Primary School Newsletter
Volume 22 Issue Friday 19 August 2022
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